Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison without parole

Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.

Crimo was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences along with 50 years in prison for each person injured, Judge Victoria A. Rossetti announced on Thursday.

“This court hopes this sentence brings a sense of justice and an end to the continued horror,” Rossetti said.

The sentencing hearing, which began Wednesday and finished Thursday morning, included testimony from multiple survivors and relatives of those killed in the shooting at the Independence Day parade.

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